tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185688156118209157Tue, 07 Oct 2014 04:43:17 +0000Paper CraftsDigital ScrapbookingCard MakingDigital Scrapbook Artist (DSA) or Craft Artist (CAP)Digi StampHints and TipsHome Made GiftsHybridDigi PapersEmbellishmentsAlbumAlcohol Based MarkersDecorating CraftsColouringScrapbooking3DDecoupage and Paper PiecingSilhouettesStitchinglavenderClear or Rubber StampsPhotographyTagPaint Shop Pro (PSP)PhotoplusPhotoshop CSPhotoshop Elements (PSE)PrintableTeabag FoldingphotomasksvideoGift BoxPunchWeavingartAnimationEmbossingKitchen CraftsQuillingcrochetstencilsToucan Scraps TutorialsA collection of craft and scrapbooking tutorials using a mixture of traditional and digital supplies.http://toucanscraps.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Angela Coles)Blogger160125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185688156118209157.post-7388604638052287732Wed, 26 Jun 2013 10:05:00 +00002014-08-07T20:14:56.849+01:00Transfer DoneHello everyone. Thank you so much for those of you who left me encouragement on this blog, Google+ and Facebook regarding my decision to merge this tutorials blog with my main blog, <a href="http://colestoucan.blogspot.co.uk/">Toucan Arts and C</a>rafts.<br /><br />I have now finished copying my tutorials across using Blogger's export and import functionality and have put a <a href="http://colestoucan.blogspot.co.uk/p/tutorials.html">simple index page together</a>. All tutorials on Toucan Scraps and News are <a href="http://colestoucan.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Tutorial">tagged</a>.<br /><br />I hope you join me there soon and I hope to have a new tutorial or two to share there around the beginning of July.<br /><br />This blog will continue to remain open for easy viewing of old tutorials, but all new tutorials will be posted to <a href="http://colestoucan.blogspot.co.uk/">Toucan Arts and Crafts</a>&nbsp;instead of here.<br /><br />Many blessings to you all, and thank you, from Angela.http://toucanscraps.blogspot.com/2013/06/transfer-done.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Coles)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185688156118209157.post-7365870566549471934Thu, 20 Jun 2013 17:37:00 +00002014-08-07T20:15:20.271+01:00Future ChangesHello everyone.<br /><br />I started this blog up a few years ago to keep all my tutorials in one dedicated place and to make them easier to tag for searches etc. I had a small team blogging here with me and when the team disbanded I invited guest bloggers to join in. I've been unsuccessful in getting any guests this year and my personal circumstances are making maintaining this blog difficult.<br /><br />I am seriously considering merging this back into my main blog. This blog will remain open but not be added to. I'd be copying my own tutorials back across to my main blog: <a href="http://colestoucan.blogspot.co.uk/">Toucan Arts and Crafts.</a><br /><br />As my valued readers I would appreciate your comments regarding this potential move.<br /><br />Thank you, and bless you all<br />from Angela.http://toucanscraps.blogspot.com/2013/06/future-changes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Coles)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185688156118209157.post-6224411803804119327Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:07:00 +00002013-06-20T22:55:57.006+01:00Digital Scrapbook Artist (DSA) or Craft Artist (CAP)Paint Shop Pro (PSP)PhotoplusPhotoshop CSPhotoshop Elements (PSE)Digital Word CutsI wasn't too sure what to call these, but this month I've been challenged to recreate the look of the stencil style title pieces in these paper crafting kits digitally.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="188" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XCRIN5cQiR0/UcAds8VNVWI/AAAAAAAAIXw/rD4qd2McIbQ/s400/ToCounterfiet.jpg" width="400" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From kits by Scraptastic (sold out)</td></tr></tbody></table>It's actually really simple to do.<br /><br /><b>For the words on top of the journal space:</b><br /><br /><ol><li>Choose a bold font (I've used Elementary SF Black)</li><li>Type your word(s)</li><li>Draw a rounded rectangle</li><li>Place the rectangle so it slightly overlaps the bottom of the words.</li><li>Add them together to form a single shape template.</li></ol><ul><li>In Craft Artist or DSA: Select the words and rectangle, right click, Join, Add.</li><li>In Photoplus, Photoshop and PSP: Select the layers containing the words and rectangle, then merge the selected layers.</li></ul><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="81" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2TFUeCPLujM/UcAdm-6X8nI/AAAAAAAAIXY/5-uTSmekLGM/s200/WordOnTop.PNG" width="200" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>For the words inside the journal space:</b><br /><ol><li>Draw a rounded rectangle</li><li>Choose a bold font (I've used one called Stencil)</li><li>Type your word(s) on top of the rectangle</li><li>Cut the words out of the rectangle to form a single shape template.</li></ol><ul><li>In Craft Artist or DSA: Select the words and rectangle, right click, Join, Subtract.</li><li>In Photoplus, Select the words using the section wand, then go to the rectangle layer and press the delete key. Hide or remove the layer with the words.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="165" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hdOiCu0CI_4/UcAdnG6WTxI/AAAAAAAAIXo/WI2GYiUriTk/s200/WordInside.PNG" width="200" /></div><div><b>Using these templates you just made</b>.</div><br /><ul><li>You can crop your papers to them.</li></ul><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="163" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uYTgJeyLtzY/UcAdnEbSQ_I/AAAAAAAAIXs/HyXATXesR6o/s400/PlayTimeExample.PNG" width="400" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Example uses items from the Scrap Orchard Enjoy Life packs.</td></tr></tbody></table><ul><li>If you make the rectangle large enough you can crop your photos to them.</li><li>You can use them as masks.</li><li>You can use them as stencils (in Craft Artist Professional).</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="136" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LooBUJJuz5w/UcAjIJ47OUI/AAAAAAAAIYA/PJplNkif8Fw/s200/StencilExample.PNG" width="200" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Have fun, and I'd love to see anything you make.</div><div>Blessings to you all from Angela</div>http://toucanscraps.blogspot.com/2013/06/digital-word-cuts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Coles)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185688156118209157.post-6154642943275919635Tue, 28 May 2013 11:00:00 +00002013-05-28T12:00:02.586+01:00Paper CraftsKids Craft - Colour Chaser Travel GameHaving a little stash of travel games handy is a sanity saver for any parent on a long journey. This is a quick and simple game you can make with the kids.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="312" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tpt2fIIU7Mg/UZz3gMMLQZI/AAAAAAAAIUg/XnjpbFmwEco/s400/IMG_7679+%5B640x480%5D.JPG" width="400" /></div><br /><br />To make the game<br /><br /><ul><li>Cut pieces of white card stock to&nbsp;business&nbsp;card size (about 60 x 95mm)</li><li>Scribble 5 coloured rectangles on the card in car/lorry colours.</li><li>Repeat with a different selection/order of colours on the other cards.</li><li>To give extra durability to the cards laminate them (optional)</li><li>Punch a hole in the top corner of each card</li><li>Thread the cards onto a jump ring or other easy to open clasp/tie</li></ul><br />To play the game<br /><br /><ul><li>Open the jump ring and give each child a card</li><li>Starting at the top they look for a car/lorry/van etc the colour of the first space.</li><li>They go down the card in order</li><li>The first to the end wins.</li></ul><div>If you make your own travel games, I'd love to hear about them, and it would be fun to have you write a guest post to share with us all how you make them.</div><div><br /></div><div>Blessings from Angela</div>http://toucanscraps.blogspot.com/2013/05/kids-craft-colour-chaser-travel-game.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Coles)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185688156118209157.post-7791144194175053393Wed, 22 May 2013 16:30:00 +00002013-05-22T19:04:36.809+01:00Digi StampEmbellishmentsMaking Word Stickers with Digital StampsWord-art stickers and&nbsp;labels&nbsp;etc are a great addition to many paper crafting projects and they are very easy to make so they can colour match with whatever we are crafting. Last week I made a new batch using lots of digital stamps I've picked up over the years from a designer called <a href="http://meljensdesignsblog.blogspot.co.uk/">Meljen's Designs</a> and a sheet of sticky&nbsp;labels&nbsp;from the stationer's shop. Label sheets come in various sizes. This time I used a sheet of small&nbsp;labels.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="350" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8LEMniSh15k/UZnezMrBfdI/AAAAAAAAITg/ACNfSWdiWM8/s400/IMG_7668+%255B640x480%255D.JPG" width="400" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I use a word processor for making these sticker sheets because the template for the&nbsp;labels&nbsp;is already&nbsp;programmed&nbsp;into the software, I just have to find the right one.&nbsp;Somewhere&nbsp;on the packaging there will be a number that&nbsp;identifies&nbsp;the template to use.<br /><br />I'm using MS Word 2010 here, the&nbsp;interface&nbsp;may be different to what you are using but the process is the same with most word processors.<br /><br /><ul><li>Open a blank document.</li><li>Goto Mailing - Envelopes and Labels.</li><li>Select Label options and find your label template id from the list.</li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7Cml5AEdpO8/UZnezTbgiFI/AAAAAAAAITw/1XP-yRI4Chk/s1600/Lables1.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="353" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7Cml5AEdpO8/UZnezTbgiFI/AAAAAAAAITw/1XP-yRI4Chk/s400/Lables1.PNG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li>OK the label options.</li><li>Click the button to open a new document.</li></ul><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iLvCzAMcVhE/UZnezwvEPwI/AAAAAAAAIT0/10nCsARR96o/s1600/Lables2.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="351" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iLvCzAMcVhE/UZnezwvEPwI/AAAAAAAAIT0/10nCsARR96o/s400/Lables2.PNG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li>Insert your digital stamps using the Insert Picture functionality (Instructions for MS Word <a href="http://toucanscraps.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/printing-digis-in-ms-word.html">here</a>)</li><li>Place your label sheet in the printer and then print.</li></ul><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="273" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zZqVgQhY-eo/UZnez1jqsOI/AAAAAAAAIT4/ElVh15fHJx4/s400/Lables3.PNG" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li>Leave the ink to dry for at least 10 mins.</li><li>Colour your stickers with your favourite crayons or&nbsp;alcohol&nbsp;based markers and you are ready to go.</li></ul><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-40Ct60bIcXQ/UZnezCTmZ0I/AAAAAAAAITk/MHvFddkIl9k/s400/IMG_7669+%255B640x480%255D.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There's a few gaps on my sheet since I took this photo.</td></tr></tbody></table><div>Happy stamping and colouring, blessings to you all from Angela.</div>http://toucanscraps.blogspot.com/2013/05/making-word-stickers-with-digital-stamps.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Coles)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185688156118209157.post-2022164813469841608Sun, 19 May 2013 19:04:00 +00002013-05-19T20:04:01.007+01:00artMusic Canvas Project with Princess TJ Part 2<div>When I asked TJ what she wanted to do after her canvas base was dry she said "draw our flute". Now that's a bit complex for such a &nbsp;small canvas, but we agreed that painting the mouth piece section with it going over the edge will be sufficient.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5Y20xWcCKes/UZkfwKjAeFI/AAAAAAAAISo/NwQXZ5Gc48c/s1600/IMG_7646+%5B640x480%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a>&nbsp;<img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5Y20xWcCKes/UZkfwKjAeFI/AAAAAAAAISo/NwQXZ5Gc48c/s200/IMG_7646+%5B640x480%5D.JPG" width="150" />&nbsp;<img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OxV7w5n7_X4/UZIR0jBRueI/AAAAAAAAIPw/F7nfh5tVciY/s200/IMG_7651+%5B640x480%5D.JPG" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My step by step photos of TJ doing this painting didn't come out, so I've done a demo in my art journal to show you how to paint the mouth piece of a flute.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. Draw two straight parallel lines.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. Join the end with a slightly curved line.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. Draw a rounded rectangle for the mouthpiece</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. Paint the image with a medium-grey acrylic paint.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bK8EP9y_RPg/UZkhdxYqdJI/AAAAAAAAIS4/CJGo0h8iPNw/s320/IMG_7643+%5B640x480%5D.JPG" width="320" /></div><br />&nbsp;5. Mix a little black with the grey and paint in the shadows.<br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tpVmA_2q0Mk/UZkheLgU6bI/AAAAAAAAIS8/dfhNvG3E7Pk/s1600/IMG_7644+%5B640x480%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tpVmA_2q0Mk/UZkheLgU6bI/AAAAAAAAIS8/dfhNvG3E7Pk/s320/IMG_7644+%5B640x480%5D.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">7. Blend by going over the area with a wet brush.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">8. Mix a little of the grey with some white and paint the highlights.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B3NvSrPQsYc/UZkheGRNdqI/AAAAAAAAITE/FvgzrlL4GVk/s320/IMG_7645+%5B640x480%5D.JPG" width="320" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">9. Blend with a wet brush.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">10. We have a silvery thin paint that came with a&nbsp;child's&nbsp;painting set and coated the image with it to give a&nbsp;metallic&nbsp;sheen&nbsp;to the flute.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GESlCbnC2Xs/UZkh7w5D1FI/AAAAAAAAITQ/bKiyK3nFbIw/s320/IMG_7649+%5B640x480%5D.JPG" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you have a go we'd both love to see what you create,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Blessings to you all from Angela and Princess TJ.</div>http://toucanscraps.blogspot.com/2013/05/music-canvas-project-with-princess-tj_19.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Coles)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185688156118209157.post-3779864905060231751Tue, 14 May 2013 10:32:00 +00002013-05-14T11:32:06.534+01:00artMusic Canvas Project with Princess TJ Part 1I painted some small canvases recently and my daughter, TJ, wanted to have a go too. So I taught her a few techniques and she wowed me with her creative ideas. I'm going to have to try some of those ideas out myself soon. I took step by step photos to share the techniques with you, and she is very happy to share her creative process with you too. She used Acrylic Paints on a 5x7 canvas.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OxV7w5n7_X4/UZIR0jBRueI/AAAAAAAAIPw/F7nfh5tVciY/s200/IMG_7651+%5B640x480%5D.JPG" width="154" /></div><br />Today I'm going to show you how she prepared the base of her painting.<br /><br />First she coated the canvas with bright pink paint.<br />Next she&nbsp;thinned&nbsp;some purple paint with water and brushed it over two areas of her canvas<br />Then she used a&nbsp;tissue&nbsp;to "rag off" some of the wet purple paint.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ylVjW6lqPKo/UZIPN4_irFI/AAAAAAAAIO8/heGxzNRD7wg/s320/IMG_7620.JPG" width="320" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Once the purple paint was dry TJ chose some stencils from my stash and sponged blue paint through them. We don't have any sponges but find the children's craft pompoms really useful for this technique. Both stencils are from The Crafter's Workshop and the first one was designed by Julie&nbsp;of Balzer Designs. When sponging make sure you don't put too much paint on the "sponge".<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M14HB6zdBfw/UZIPOjoj-6I/AAAAAAAAIPA/gdi_KjescSY/s320/IMG_7628.JPG" width="320" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="274" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6Zi7Tr6W3WY/UZIPO_F6tgI/AAAAAAAAIPQ/zlJjH1aclGo/s320/IMG_7629.JPG" width="320" /></div><br />To finish the base TJ placed some very watery paint on one corner and tipped the canvas to allow the paint to drip. She moved the canvas around while the paint dripped to make a wiggly line.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="273" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Kfrb4tBYlx8/UZIPO8S8xdI/AAAAAAAAIPM/0q_FZ7yxbbw/s320/IMG_7630.JPG" width="320" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was left to dry and few days of playing with toys etc before she picked it up again to add her focal image. Be sure to come back for Part 2 in a few days.</div><br />Blessings to you all from Angela and Princess TJ.<br /><br />http://toucanscraps.blogspot.com/2013/05/music-canvas-project-with-princess-tj.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Coles)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185688156118209157.post-1807894940302318814Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:00:00 +00002013-05-01T10:21:36.018+01:00Digi PapersDigital Scrapbook Artist (DSA) or Craft Artist (CAP)Creating Repeating Patterns in Craft Artist.Sometimes when I’m digital scrapbooking or hybrid crafting (using my printed digital supplies in traditional paper crafting) I want to use a patterned paper that isn’t included in my stash. Often I’m inspired by an embellishment or stamp in the kit and use it to create a repeating pattern from to add to a paper. Sometimes I use <a href="http://toucanscraps.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/cutting-with-custom-shapes-in-craft.html">custom shapes cropped to one of the papers</a> in the kit for polka dot patterns etc.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L2_nqkeuq04/UX-ffHGsxBI/AAAAAAAAIJQ/sGmBc4mGkDQ/s1600/rp_anchor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="317" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L2_nqkeuq04/UX-ffHGsxBI/AAAAAAAAIJQ/sGmBc4mGkDQ/s400/rp_anchor.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: start;">Items used in these examples are from the&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.scrapartstudio.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=143_203" style="font-size: medium; text-align: start;">Scrap Art Studio Color Play 9 Collection</a><span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: start;">.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />There are a number of ways to create repeating patterns in Craft Artist and Digital Scrapbook Artist each with their own pros and cons, however only one of those methods is included in the free cut down version Craft Artist Compact. Today I’m going to show you how to create your patterns using that method. This method is the slowest, but you have more control over the results.<br /><br />For this tutorial I’m going to create the anchor pattern using Courtney’s Anchor Sticker and one of Giny’s Linen Papers from <a href="http://www.scrapartstudio.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=143_203">Color Play 9</a>.<br /><br />· Place a background paper in the background layer.<br />· Place the anchor sticker on the next layer and resize it to about ½ inch tall.<br />· Move the anchor to the top left corner. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="183" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g5Lg2x8g0bM/UX-hxy5J9OI/AAAAAAAAIJk/qrHWB90nZa8/s200/rp_anchor1.JPG" width="200" /></div><br />· Copy the anchor and paste it so you have 14 anchors in a row along the top of the paper. Don’t worry about getting them even; we’ll do that in a moment.<br />· Place the 14th anchor in the top right corner.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="41" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mxhltOTm-84/UX-h6GA5rYI/AAAAAAAAIJs/bE2sdMmE8-I/s320/rp_anchor2.JPG" width="320" /></div><br />· Select all the anchors.<br />· Click on the align tab at the bottom right-hand corner of Craft Artist.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V-vpl5o-IT4/UX-iBwReydI/AAAAAAAAIJ0/LgrZJyVRtKk/s1600/rp_anchor3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="163" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V-vpl5o-IT4/UX-iBwReydI/AAAAAAAAIJ0/LgrZJyVRtKk/s320/rp_anchor3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />· Click Align Vertical Centre. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hQywpEMTU54/UX-iB0H2BVI/AAAAAAAAIKI/cFz8VdWuPcI/s1600/rp_anchor4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="174" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hQywpEMTU54/UX-iB0H2BVI/AAAAAAAAIKI/cFz8VdWuPcI/s320/rp_anchor4.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />· Click Horizontal Distribute.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m7ztSwOaHhs/UX-iB5xwfuI/AAAAAAAAIKE/Vm3w-6ie9tI/s1600/rp_anchor5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="174" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m7ztSwOaHhs/UX-iB5xwfuI/AAAAAAAAIKE/Vm3w-6ie9tI/s320/rp_anchor5.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />· Group the anchors together. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fk1mFn2e0jk/UX-iCMqmTiI/AAAAAAAAIJ4/75uoZZf65mk/s1600/rp_anchor6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="159" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fk1mFn2e0jk/UX-iCMqmTiI/AAAAAAAAIJ4/75uoZZf65mk/s320/rp_anchor6.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />· Copy this group and paste the copies down the page.<br />· Align the rows of anchors using Align Horizontal Centre and Vertical Distribute. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sbH8QIu6HGc/UX-iCq3FX_I/AAAAAAAAIKM/eTnZi8J6uQQ/s1600/rp_anchor7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="108" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sbH8QIu6HGc/UX-iCq3FX_I/AAAAAAAAIKM/eTnZi8J6uQQ/s320/rp_anchor7.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VNDb-NjUoN8/UX-iDUU1wQI/AAAAAAAAIKg/cemYnP2Dtq4/s1600/rp_anchor8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VNDb-NjUoN8/UX-iDUU1wQI/AAAAAAAAIKg/cemYnP2Dtq4/s320/rp_anchor8.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />· Select and copy all the anchors.<br />· Create a new layer.<br />· Paste a copy of the anchors on this new layer.<br />· Move them so they lie in-between the other anchors on the page. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zwQB09JAxDo/UX-iDuGO_oI/AAAAAAAAIKc/vVVgsXSJWe8/s1600/rp_anchor9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zwQB09JAxDo/UX-iDuGO_oI/AAAAAAAAIKc/vVVgsXSJWe8/s320/rp_anchor9.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />· Delete any anchors overlapping the edges (you will need to ungroup the rows to do that).<br /><br />Finally, to ensure the pattern is fully centred on your page.<br />· Select everything on layer 1.<br />· Group together.<br />· Align centrally on the page using Align Vertical Centre and Align Horizontal Centre.<br />· Repeat with layer 2.<br /><br />Have fun turning the plain papers in your stash into patterned papers using&nbsp;embellishments and/or custom shapes.<br /><br />Blessings to you all from Angelahttp://toucanscraps.blogspot.com/2013/04/creating-repeating-patterns-in-craft.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Coles)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185688156118209157.post-2471103387052229247Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:30:00 +00002013-04-12T09:30:08.134+01:00Clear or Rubber StampsDecorating CraftsDecoupage and Paper PiecingDigi StampHybridLaminated Place MatsWe got a new, bigger kitchen table. It's a lot bigger than we anticipated so the old table cloth is far too small. I quickly put together some place mats to use instead. They are very easy to make.<br /><div><br /></div><div>These ones are hybrid. one of the benefits of doing them like this is I can run off as many duplicates as I like quiet quickly.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QpLnEniUZuo/UT8Ew60DvbI/AAAAAAAAH_0/cSRjvWyJc54/s320/IMG_7371+%5B640x480%5D.JPG" width="288" /></div><div><br /></div><div>My Supplies:</div><div><ul><li><a href="http://www.scrapartstudio.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=127_147&amp;products_id=1512">The Music In Me by Green Eyed Lady Designs</a></li><li>Sheets of coloured paper that go with the kitchen curtains (Size A4)</li><li>Laminator Sheets and Laminator.</li></ul><div>I set-up my software page to the size of my paper (metric A4). I used the white textured/brush printed papers for the base and layered up stamps and paper elements to create a collage. As the finished piece will be sandwiched between the laminator sheets I made the drop shadows very slight and small.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="342" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IP_mQ1K3aK8/UT8E6f9mR_I/AAAAAAAAH_8/OpaurZuGY7w/s400/HybridMats_1.JPG" width="400" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I printed them out onto coloured papers. If I ever change my curtains I could reprint these on different paper to match. Once the ink was dry I laminated them.</div><div><br /></div><div>To make it more fun for the children, they have all made their own place mat using traditional paper crafting with colouring pages, digital stamps, stickers and collage etc. After the&nbsp;paint/ink/glue had finished drying I laminated them so they can proudly use their masterpieces at&nbsp;every meal&nbsp;time.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="291" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Qw9x7NImxpM/UUIGSxwdNzI/AAAAAAAAIAs/DWLWlaTA7QY/s400/IMG_7373+%5B640x480%5D.JPG" width="400" /></div><br /></div>http://toucanscraps.blogspot.com/2013/04/laminated-place-mats.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Coles)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185688156118209157.post-5288339919521723453Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:46:00 +00002013-04-09T17:48:07.530+01:00ManicSorry, there's not been any posts recently, life's been manic. I have some step by step photos etc sitting in my to write folder, so hopefully normal service will resume shortly.<br /><br />If you want to submit a guest tutorial, hint/tip, or step by step project I'd really love to hear from you. Thank you.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2h9OyHcGpTY/UWRFrLN--QI/AAAAAAAAIFc/wcKBYBb4tG8/s1600/ToucanScrapsEmail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="66" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2h9OyHcGpTY/UWRFrLN--QI/AAAAAAAAIFc/wcKBYBb4tG8/s200/ToucanScrapsEmail.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Blessings all from Angelahttp://toucanscraps.blogspot.com/2013/04/manic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Coles)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185688156118209157.post-1232515973186680945Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:46:00 +00002013-03-06T09:46:14.740+00:00Paper CraftsRub-on PatternsHello everyone, I hope you are having a good week. When I was playing in my art journal yesterday I was looking for a way to add a pattern to my page for a special background and remembered the old brass&nbsp;rubbings&nbsp;we did when I was a kid in school.<br /><br />I pulled out my stash of Fiskar's Texture Plates, placed one under my page and rubbed ver it with a wax crayon.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="375" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N-PJu38OWHc/UTcQU02uMYI/AAAAAAAAH-8/oNDgTxuOfrQ/s400/Luke3v5c.JPG" width="400" /></div><br /><br />Easy isn't it? Dig out those crayons and have some fun.<br /><br />Blessings from Angelahttp://toucanscraps.blogspot.com/2013/03/rub-on-patterns.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Coles)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185688156118209157.post-3614306951755196436Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:00:00 +00002013-02-21T12:00:07.871+00:00Digital Scrapbook Artist (DSA) or Craft Artist (CAP)photomasksUsing Arty Photo Masks in Craft ArtistWhen I’m digi-scrapping I really enjoy using arty photomasks. These masks have uneven edges and semi-transparent areas giving the layout a really arty feel.&nbsp;To use these masks you need to have the full version of Craft Artist - Craft Artist Professional version 1 or higher. The masks tool is disabled in the free cut-down version.<br /><br />For this tutorial I’m using the <a href="http://www.scrapartstudio.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=127_187&amp;products_id=1320">Past Reflections Bundle by Courtney’s Digiscrapin</a>. It includes 4 amazing arty photo masks to play with.<br /><br />1. Place the photo mask on a new layer<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kAX6cKhtlsg/UO3Has1-JII/AAAAAAAAHQ0/-t7NNqHyj2o/s1600/Image1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kAX6cKhtlsg/UO3Has1-JII/AAAAAAAAHQ0/-t7NNqHyj2o/s320/Image1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">This lovely arty mask has swirls and splats around the edge, and some areas have dotty semi-transparency.</span></td></tr></tbody></table>2. Place your photo in a layer immediately underneath the layer with the mask on it.<br />3. Position and resize your photo so it is how you want it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sgbfRGn5Iuk/UO3Ha07pWHI/AAAAAAAAHQ8/IVR50nwXCjI/s1600/Image3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sgbfRGn5Iuk/UO3Ha07pWHI/AAAAAAAAHQ8/IVR50nwXCjI/s320/Image3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />4. On the layers tab, click on the mask icon for the layer with the mask on it to turn the layer into a mask layer.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pCxM-6Yhz7w/UO3HbVByrSI/AAAAAAAAHRA/N4XRiE9Xqqc/s1600/Image4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pCxM-6Yhz7w/UO3HbVByrSI/AAAAAAAAHRA/N4XRiE9Xqqc/s1600/Image4.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aCmXsoBnbJA/UO3HbtiBB0I/AAAAAAAAHRE/Hpo0QqgegFk/s1600/Image5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aCmXsoBnbJA/UO3HbtiBB0I/AAAAAAAAHRE/Hpo0QqgegFk/s1600/Image5.JPG" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lCXBqqYMQzs/UO3Hb1tpoLI/AAAAAAAAHRI/4Ftm-rNvmVQ/s1600/Image6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lCXBqqYMQzs/UO3Hb1tpoLI/AAAAAAAAHRI/4Ftm-rNvmVQ/s320/Image6.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Only areas of the photo covered by the mask can now be seen, and these include the&nbsp;swirly&nbsp;bits. The photo is even semi-transparent in the same places as the mask.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Here is my finished layout. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3-GaoOk73JU/UO3HcPPJXyI/AAAAAAAAHRU/yInUOKm19Qc/s1600/Image7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3-GaoOk73JU/UO3HcPPJXyI/AAAAAAAAHRU/yInUOKm19Qc/s320/Image7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Happy scrapping from Angela<br /><br />http://toucanscraps.blogspot.com/2013/02/using-arty-photo-masks-in-craft-artist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Coles)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185688156118209157.post-4281494736051676776Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:58:00 +00002013-02-16T15:58:35.566+00:00Alcohol Based MarkersEmbellishmentsIdeas for Adding Patterns to ButtonsI can't really justify buying many of the new fabulous patterned buttons for paper crafting when I've so many plain ones still taking up half a draw, so I had a go at altering them using alcohol&nbsp;markers and acrylic paints. Altering plain buttons in this way does allow me to match my buttons up to a particular project as i don't always have the perfect colour at hand.<br /><br /><b><u>Alcohol Based Markers</u></b><br />I use <a href="http://www.letraset.com/shopaff.asp?affid=27">Letraset Tria Markers</a> as I like the&nbsp;versatility&nbsp;of the three different sized nibs. Adding colour to buttons using the markers is really easy<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-972Xk9zcUtE/UR-r--MncEI/AAAAAAAAH0I/lWH2NuQYh3M/s1600/Altered1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-972Xk9zcUtE/UR-r--MncEI/AAAAAAAAH0I/lWH2NuQYh3M/s400/Altered1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Pros:<br /><br /><ul><li>Quick and easy to draw patterns on the buttons</li><li>Dries fast</li><li>Colours blend well with the button colour</li><li>Lovely translucent patterns</li><li>Clean and simple, can easily do one button at need</li></ul><br />Cons:<br /><br /><ul><li>Can only work on pale coloured buttons</li><li>Can't create patterns with contrasting colour to the button</li></ul><div><br /></div><div><b><u>Acrylic Paints</u></b></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mblihZ3uGrw/UR-r-8bQwtI/AAAAAAAAH0M/HXU8uh48z9c/s1600/Altered2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="167" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mblihZ3uGrw/UR-r-8bQwtI/AAAAAAAAH0M/HXU8uh48z9c/s400/Altered2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Pros:</div><div><ul><li>Can use white or pale colours on dark buttons</li><li>Nice bold and bright designs</li><li>great for doing large batches of buttons</li></ul></div><div>Cons:</div><div><ul><li>Detailed and fine patterns need a steady hand and practice</li><li>Takes a while to dry</li><li>Can be messy, and not worth all the clean up time for just one or two buttons.</li></ul></div>http://toucanscraps.blogspot.com/2013/02/ideas-for-adding-patterns-to-buttons.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Coles)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185688156118209157.post-1671616429744628739Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:00:00 +00002013-02-04T10:00:02.352+00:00Digital ScrapbookingDigital Semi-Transparent BagsThis month's inspiration kit for <a href="http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/">CKC</a>, the sold out <a href="http://www.scraptasticclub.com/collections/current-kits/products/january-2013-chasing-pavements-kit">Chasing Pavements Kit</a> includes some lovely little semi-transparent bags. Today's tutorial shows how we can imitate one of these bags for our digital scrapbooking layouts.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E7F1YuZQBvM/UQuflkygjrI/AAAAAAAAHps/7S5bBpz3-JQ/s1600/Bags.jpg" /></div><br />I am using a set of <a href="http://scraporchard.com/market/Envelopes-Digital-Scrapbook-Templates.html">envelope&nbsp;templates&nbsp;by Scrappin with Liz</a> to get the shape with some papers from the retired P365 Mega kit by Ju Kniepp.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://scraporchard.com/market/Envelopes-Digital-Scrapbook-Templates.html"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-48vG9LB-QYk/UQufl_up-WI/AAAAAAAAHp0/6AJnZwQawnQ/s320/SwL_Envelopepreview.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><ul><li>Start by putting the green open template #2 &nbsp;into your software.</li><li>If you are using the png files then layer them up so that 0003 is on the bottom and 0000 on the top.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YJE5syZktb0/UQuk1KDG6LI/AAAAAAAAHqc/UrmLyYhO4lw/s200/Clip1.JPG" width="196" /></div><ul><li>Crop a sheet of digital paper to each part of the&nbsp;template. You can use plain or patterned paper. For this example I'm using plain.</li><li>Now we have an opaque envelope-bag.</li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rm9_3S3Dlfs/UQuk1G4lWNI/AAAAAAAAHqg/VGGzr3KBSaU/s200/Clip2.JPG" width="164" /></div><ul><li>Select each part of the envelope-bag and change it's<a href="http://toucanscraps.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/turning-digital-papers-into-digital.html"> transparency/opacity </a>to 50%. Adjusting this value will change how transparent the envelope-bag will look.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cFFFSgFe5nU/UQuk1LTw-dI/AAAAAAAAHqk/q_qfDLrUZKQ/s320/Clip3.JPG" width="239" /></div><div><br /></div></div><div><ul><li>To insert a photo, journaling card or other item inside the envelope-bag on your layout, place it directly above the bottom section of the bag (0003) and underneath the other layers.</li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AoJbg-kGx_w/UQuoGRx4xbI/AAAAAAAAHrU/69_UWSo1lVE/s1600/Clip4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AoJbg-kGx_w/UQuoGRx4xbI/AAAAAAAAHrU/69_UWSo1lVE/s320/Clip4.JPG" width="196" /></a></div><div><ul><li>To have your envelope-bag the other way around, simply reverse the order of the layers with 000 at the bottom and 0003 at the top.</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>To give your bag a simple shadow look without loosing the view of the background papers etc, simply outline the larger part (0003) with a very thin line a slightly darker colour than the envelope and set the blending mode of the line to multiply or colour burn (see which you like the best).</li></ul><div>I'd love to see any layouts you create using this technique, and if you use Liz's template I'm sure she'd love to see your pages too. Feel free to link up your layouts in the comments section of this blog post.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Blessing to you all from Angela.</div>http://toucanscraps.blogspot.com/2013/02/digital-semi-transparent-bags.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Coles)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185688156118209157.post-8890641022280253628Sat, 02 Feb 2013 12:00:00 +00002013-02-02T15:02:14.377+00:00Digital Scrapbook Artist (DSA) or Craft Artist (CAP)Digital ScrapbookingCreating Fancy Arrows Digitally.This month's inspiration kit at <a href="http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/">Counterfiet Kit Challenge</a> comes with loads of arrows of different shapes and sizes. There are three main ways to create arrows for your digital scrapbooking pages or for printing out in hybrid crafting.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mXUQk8Te9GI/UQUJfMHQhiI/AAAAAAAAHhk/bDNVylMrDjk/s320/ExampleArrows.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="316" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Papers used in examples from the retired P365 Mega kit by Ju Kniepp</td></tr></tbody></table><ol><li>Using Custom Shapes</li><li>Using the Line Tool</li><li>Freehand Drawing.</li></ol><div>I'm going to walk through the first two with you today.</div><div><br /></div><b>Using the Custom Shapes Tool</b><br />Arrow shapes can be drawn using the custom shapes tools. There are two basic arrow shapes in Craft Artist (including the free cutdown version).<br /><ol><li>Arrow</li><li>Double Arrow</li></ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wFFuqU6TBvE/UQUJm-A-xwI/AAAAAAAAHhs/sfk_FaBfU_Q/s200/Clip1a.JPG" width="200" /></div>Altering the properties of the arrow using the tool bar will change the size, width and thickness of the different parts of the arrow. The resulting arrow can be coloured or used as a shape cutter for your digital papers. (<a href="http://toucanscraps.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/cutting-with-custom-shapes-in-craft.html">Tutorial previously written for how to do this in Craft Artist</a>.)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BSb_XZM4tlg/UQUKHyZFi7I/AAAAAAAAHh0/RNJJ9p-EP1w/s1600/Clip3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BSb_XZM4tlg/UQUKHyZFi7I/AAAAAAAAHh0/RNJJ9p-EP1w/s320/Clip3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>By adding different custom shapes together you can create more fancy shaped arrows. Simply draw the two shapes and place them next to, or overlapping each other to form your new shape. Here are a few ideas to get you started. Remember to add the shapes together before attempting to use them to crop papers with.<br /><ol><li>Rectangle with a chevron head and tail.</li><li>Rectangle with a heart head.</li><li>Corner added to a single arrow.</li><li>Wave added to a single arrow.</li></ol><div><br /></div><b>Using the Line Tool</b><br />Craft Artist comes with lots of fun options for line styles and these can be mix and matched to create straight, curved or wavy arrows for your scrapbooking pages. These cannot be used to crop papers but can be made in any colour you like. For thick line arrows you can still add special effects like shadows etc.<br /><ul><li>In the Colour Box Set the colour of your line.</li><li>Goto the Line Styles Box</li><li>Set the width of your line to something simple to start with like 5.0 pt.&nbsp;</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-z6xalADInr4/UQuaNkKR2SI/AAAAAAAAHoo/uzt_Qrzo3sA/s1600/Clip5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-z6xalADInr4/UQuaNkKR2SI/AAAAAAAAHoo/uzt_Qrzo3sA/s1600/Clip5.JPG" /></a></div><br /><ul><li>Draw a line using the Pencil Tool.</li><li>If you hold down the shift key as you draw then it will make a straight line.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HyCS0VhjOwQ/UQuaNjO1jQI/AAAAAAAAHoc/jOhdt1rDIv4/s1600/Clip6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="93" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HyCS0VhjOwQ/UQuaNjO1jQI/AAAAAAAAHoc/jOhdt1rDIv4/s400/Clip6.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><ul><li>Add an arrow head to the front of the line using the drop down box.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9Xbg5WMsJNc/UQuaNq36aLI/AAAAAAAAHog/Tw8E4Hpfxnk/s1600/Clip7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9Xbg5WMsJNc/UQuaNq36aLI/AAAAAAAAHog/Tw8E4Hpfxnk/s1600/Clip7.JPG" /></a></div><br /><ul><li>Similarly you can add a tail or second arrow head to the other end.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BzO4r3QSfFU/UQuahP_ZKyI/AAAAAAAAHo4/9LMCGmftZvI/s1600/Clip8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BzO4r3QSfFU/UQuahP_ZKyI/AAAAAAAAHo4/9LMCGmftZvI/s1600/Clip8.JPG" /></a></div><ul><li>The line style itself can also be changed to dotted or double etc. Experiment with the settings and see what you like.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XKqitdWZ-UY/UQuahFmUgNI/AAAAAAAAHo0/mXXfu0OPexM/s1600/Clip9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XKqitdWZ-UY/UQuahFmUgNI/AAAAAAAAHo0/mXXfu0OPexM/s1600/Clip9.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kMgAON4gJMc/UQuax8Ft3tI/AAAAAAAAHpE/Y00kv6HItf4/s200/Clip4.JPG" width="151" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Enjoy making arrows and using them in your projects,<br />Blessings to you all from Angelahttp://toucanscraps.blogspot.com/2013/02/creating-fancy-arrows-digitally.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Coles)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185688156118209157.post-7906236174451619909Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:00:00 +00002013-01-31T12:00:11.311+00:00Digital Scrapbook Artist (DSA) or Craft Artist (CAP)Cutting with Custom Shapes in Craft ArtistI introduced the Custom Shapes Tool and how to change the shape properties in my previous tutorial on <a href="http://toucanscraps.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/drawing-with-basic-shapes-in-cap-or-dsa2.html">Drawing with Custom Shape</a>s. Today I’m going to show you how we can use these custom shapes singly and in combination as “die cutters” and “punches” for our digital papers. I'm using Craft Artist Professional (CAP) for this tutorial, the steps are the same for the free Craft Artist Compact and the older DSA2.<br /><br /><b>Cutting Out a Shape.</b><br /><ul><li>Resize and Position your Digital Paper.&nbsp;</li><li>Draw your custom shape of choice.&nbsp;</li><li>Shift Select both the paper and the shape.&nbsp;</li><li>Right Click&nbsp;</li><li>Choose Crop from the menu. &nbsp;</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0SpMIM4CAow/UQEbWVH5l9I/AAAAAAAAHfU/FldMBd6JHi4/s1600/clip1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="385" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0SpMIM4CAow/UQEbWVH5l9I/AAAAAAAAHfU/FldMBd6JHi4/s400/clip1.JPG" width="400" /></a><img border="0" height="174" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JGJPIePpASM/UQEbWpo4maI/AAAAAAAAHfQ/ba0p7YtopRQ/s200/clip2.JPG" width="200" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>Using the Shape to Punch a Hole </b><br /><ul><li>Resize and Position your Digital Paper.&nbsp;</li><li>Draw your custom shape of choice.&nbsp;</li><li>Shift Select both the paper and the shape.&nbsp;</li><li>Right Click&nbsp;</li><li>Choose Combine from the menu.&nbsp;</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HElkyG_pjC4/UQEbW61akCI/AAAAAAAAHfY/c7ijCGE2Rwc/s1600/clip3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="385" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HElkyG_pjC4/UQEbW61akCI/AAAAAAAAHfY/c7ijCGE2Rwc/s400/clip3.JPG" width="400" /></a><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ciKK7KZAufA/UQEbXAo6hPI/AAAAAAAAHfo/1g4TsG4pM1g/s200/clip4.JPG" width="195" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b><u>Adding, Subtracting and Combining Shapes.&nbsp;</u></b></div><br /><div>This is where you can let your creativity run wild. By adding, subtracting and combining different custom shapes you can create new shapes that you can use for cutting papers etc.<br /><br /><b>Adding Shapes&nbsp;</b></div><div><ul><li>Draw two or more Custom Shapes (I’m using different colours here to make the steps easier to follow)&nbsp;</li><li>Overlap them or place them next to each other&nbsp;</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="185" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NrVVOXIglmk/UQEbV7Ra_NI/AAAAAAAAHfI/JB0RojoS_dg/s320/Clip5.JPG" width="320" /></div><ul><li>Shift select them and right click&nbsp;</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2RMRVRILeZM/UQEbVtKh-MI/AAAAAAAAHfM/UDZyI2ADZNg/s1600/Clip6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="375" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2RMRVRILeZM/UQEbVtKh-MI/AAAAAAAAHfM/UDZyI2ADZNg/s400/Clip6.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><ul><li>Choose join, then choose add.&nbsp;</li><li>Now your new shape is ready to crop or colour as you choose.&nbsp;</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="140" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nIHgojqDodw/UQEbV_rtQDI/AAAAAAAAHfE/9oB50KYvRj4/s320/Clip7.JPG" width="320" /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Tip: I always place a copy of my new shape on the pasteboard (the grey area) so I can copy it to reuse again later if I want to.&nbsp;</i></div></div><div> <br /><b>Subtracting Shapes</b> <br /><ul><li>Draw two Custom Shapes&nbsp;</li><li>Overlap them&nbsp;</li><li>Shift select them both and right click.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_mQcV9oBMZw/UQEc_2QwoEI/AAAAAAAAHgs/uuxY9ZYSoYw/s1600/Clip8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_mQcV9oBMZw/UQEc_2QwoEI/AAAAAAAAHgs/uuxY9ZYSoYw/s400/Clip8.JPG" width="390" /></a></div><ul><li>Choose join, then choose subtract.&nbsp;</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="103" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PpcolYvZIK4/UQEdABs4uPI/AAAAAAAAHgw/-DW_CERIE4k/s200/Clip9.JPG" width="200" /></div><br /><br /><b>Intersection&nbsp;</b></div><div>This is where we only keep the part where both shapes overlap.<br /><ul><li>Draw two Custom Shapes&nbsp;</li><li>Overlap them&nbsp;</li><li>Shift select them both and right click&nbsp;</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_gSV7yEQjfc/UQEc_ZFSXaI/AAAAAAAAHgg/kI6VzJXR660/s1600/Clip10.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="315" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_gSV7yEQjfc/UQEc_ZFSXaI/AAAAAAAAHgg/kI6VzJXR660/s400/Clip10.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><ul><li>Choose join, then choose intersect.&nbsp;</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="155" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j3sPsAbThnA/UQEc_E2hB-I/AAAAAAAAHgY/EtseUxasU2s/s200/Clip11.JPG" width="200" /></div><div><br /></div><b>Combining Shapes </b><br />This does the opposite of the&nbsp;intersection, by removing the area that the shapes overlap.<br /><ul><li>Draw two Custom Shapes&nbsp;</li><li>Overlap them&nbsp;</li><li>Shift select them both and right click&nbsp;</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-87FX__DEDis/UQEc_ecklFI/AAAAAAAAHgc/1Ost2TbF3LU/s1600/Clip12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="391" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-87FX__DEDis/UQEc_ecklFI/AAAAAAAAHgc/1Ost2TbF3LU/s400/Clip12.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><ul><li>Choose combine.&nbsp;</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="116" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lEq3GfPK8hY/UQEc_5Z2IxI/AAAAAAAAHgk/CRxYemcDAxI/s320/Clip13.JPG" width="320" /></div><div><br /></div>Have fun with your shapes and papers, blessing to you all from Angela.</div>http://toucanscraps.blogspot.com/2013/01/cutting-with-custom-shapes-in-craft.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Coles)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185688156118209157.post-6708053668429787329Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:00:00 +00002013-01-27T13:00:06.894+00:00Digital Scrapbook Artist (DSA) or Craft Artist (CAP)Programming Templates into Craft Artist with Digikit CreatorLast week I walked through how&nbsp;to create a <a href="http://toucanscraps.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/creating-project-life-style-digital.html">Project Life Styled Digital Template using grids</a>. It was a fairly generic tutorial for use in most scrapbooking software packages. I mentioned that there is a way of&nbsp;programming&nbsp;a template into Craft Artist to make the&nbsp;templates&nbsp;more "dynamic" and very easy for my younger children to use for their Project Life scrapbooking. This is done using something called the Digikit Creator. Although it is possible to use these "digikits" in the free&nbsp;cut-down&nbsp;version (Craft Artist Compact) the tool to create them is disabled.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DhJKa1AaBe0/UQUM-YdZ4fI/AAAAAAAAHiY/cSw6qJAMUaU/s200/Colourtest.jpg" width="188" /></div><div><br /></div><div>How are these templates dynamic? If a background is dragged over the top of the template it automatically snaps into position as the background, replacing any existing background at the same time. And if a photo is dragged over the top of a photo space it automatically snaps into position, and is resized and cropped to fit. It's so cool.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm using Craft Artist Professional (CAP), the steps are the same for the older Digital Scrapbook&nbsp;Artist&nbsp;2 (DSA2).</div><div><ul><li>Open up the template file you created.</li><li>If the digikit box is closed then click on the little arrow half way down the lefthand side to open it.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SP6DPTyLmXc/UQURzwWeg9I/AAAAAAAAHi8/PRirLFTC6XA/s1600/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SP6DPTyLmXc/UQURzwWeg9I/AAAAAAAAHi8/PRirLFTC6XA/s320/1.JPG" width="113" /></a></div></div><div><ul><li>Select one of the photo spots.</li><li>Set it's outline to black and use a thin size for the line (I use 1 pt).</li><li>Set it's main colour to blank.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="189" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OTZhJqliEoY/UQUR6Dcg3fI/AAAAAAAAHjE/sR55o6uSb1c/s200/2.JPG" width="200" /></div></div><div><ul><li>In the digikit box, select frames.&nbsp;</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1JwrUVwN3ZI/UQUSQI8WRlI/AAAAAAAAHjQ/4WSPdJ4zHbU/s1600/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1JwrUVwN3ZI/UQUSQI8WRlI/AAAAAAAAHjQ/4WSPdJ4zHbU/s640/3.JPG" width="472" /></a></div><div><br /></div><ul><li>Drag the photo spot you just edited into the frames box.</li><li>The digikit creator will turn it into a photo frame for you.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UYhBN90bn1I/UQUSP0lNAiI/AAAAAAAAHjM/ITzP2-9oDqw/s320/4.JPG" width="266" /></div><div><br /></div><ul><li>Delete the original photo spot and drag the frame from the digikit box into the place the photo spot was.</li><li>If all your photo spots are the same size you can now replace all the other photo spots with the frame you created.</li><li>Repeat for other sizes of photo spots.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="196" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QZ9egQ6tvCo/UQUT8MZd2uI/AAAAAAAAHj4/cGPIIdlvhcQ/s200/5.JPG" width="200" /></div></div><div><ul><li>Open the photos part of the digikit box. In order for photos to work with your frames they need to be added to your scrapbooking page via this box. Click on the add button at the bottom of the photo box. Select a photo from your collection for use as a default photo in your template.&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DbqC5hTFfHc/UQUURA53dgI/AAAAAAAAHkA/CLLHtxPV0vY/s1600/6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DbqC5hTFfHc/UQUURA53dgI/AAAAAAAAHkA/CLLHtxPV0vY/s320/6.JPG" width="236" /></a></div><br /><div><ul><li>Drag this photo over one of the frames and it will resize and crop to fit.</li><li>you can edit the size and crop of your photo by selecting it and clicking on the picture symbol.</li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="254" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c6WKh92MUn0/UQUURLuYTYI/AAAAAAAAHkE/zLwtDe5thOc/s320/7.JPG" width="320" /></div><div><br /></div><div><ul><li>Drag the photo over the remaining photo spots for your example template.</li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="199" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GlOAbJeQRXM/UQUURZAutLI/AAAAAAAAHkI/po-YviVZ08o/s200/8.JPG" width="200" /></div><div><ul><li>If you want all your journaling to be the same text style then type some fill text to fill the journaling space(s) and set the font etc (see <a href="http://toucanscraps.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/creating-fancy-text-in-dsa-and-cap.html">working with text in Craft Artist</a>).</li><li>If I use a handwriting styled font I like to set the<a href="http://toucanscraps.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/introduction-to-digital-blending-modes.html"> blending mode</a> of the text to multiply and reduce it's&nbsp;<a href="http://toucanscraps.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/turning-digital-papers-into-digital.html">transparency&nbsp;</a>slightly to make it look more natural on the page.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="196" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KplMqtFdJ08/UQUVUDa-uZI/AAAAAAAAHkY/WBWwUFez2LI/s200/9.JPG" width="200" /></div><div><br /></div></div><div><ul><li>Open the pages box by clicking on the arrow centre bottom.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RkJ5xOI228k/UQUXKtKxjfI/AAAAAAAAHk8/b0QamLD9K04/s1600/10.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="51" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RkJ5xOI228k/UQUXKtKxjfI/AAAAAAAAHk8/b0QamLD9K04/s400/10.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><ul><li>&nbsp; Click on the box that says's add as digikit layout.</li></ul><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="196" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5EPa9F10UXA/UQUXKm2-dFI/AAAAAAAAHlA/7aIvG6ubRjw/s400/11.JPG" width="400" /></div><div><br /></div></div><div><ul><li>Add backgrounds to the Backgrounds box in the same way you added the photo. I've got some of <a href="http://www.scrapartstudio.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=127_178&amp;products_id=1336">Giny's Basic Cardstocks</a> here.</li></ul></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d0YC4sbGQaI/UQUXLNGzmAI/AAAAAAAAHlI/GUd08c14dIQ/s200/12.JPG" width="152" /></div><ul><li>Save your project.</li><li>Close the project, you will be asked if you want to save changes to the digikit, click yes.</li><li>The digikit creator window will open.</li><li>Make sure the first layout check box is NOT ticked.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y8iP7DezGc4/UQUZVt6GlQI/AAAAAAAAHl0/kJBRJJFT-C0/s1600/13.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="328" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y8iP7DezGc4/UQUZVt6GlQI/AAAAAAAAHl0/kJBRJJFT-C0/s400/13.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><ul><li>Click Save Digikit</li><li>Choose a name, if you use an underscore at the beginning of the name then it will come first on the kit list when you come to use it later making it easier to find.</li></ul></div><div><b>To load your template for future use.</b></div><div><ul><li>Start a new project</li><ul><li>If you have the digikit selector switched on by default then choose your&nbsp;template&nbsp;from the list.</li><li>otherwise click the add items from digikits button to open it.</li></ul></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="161" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BDaamNbWKmI/UQUZVU_pcbI/AAAAAAAAHlw/uyR-5nJPzvc/s200/14.JPG" width="200" /></div><ul><li>add photos, drag them over the&nbsp;template&nbsp;photos</li><li>replace your temporary journaling by&nbsp;clicking&nbsp;on it and typing.</li><li>change your background if you wish by dragging a background over the layout, it will automatically snap into position.</li></ul><div>Time for me to load up the kid's&nbsp;template&nbsp;files now for them to make their next Project Life Pages, happy scrapping everyone.</div></div><div>blessings from Angela/</div>http://toucanscraps.blogspot.com/2013/01/programming-templates-into-craft-artist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Coles)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185688156118209157.post-3959763506201144102Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:02:00 +00002013-01-21T10:54:23.845+00:00Card MakingCard Base with Photo PocketI made a card this weekend that I wanted to include some photos with. I folded some card-stock to create a pocket for the photos as part of the card. I'm going to share how to make a this card base with you today. I've used double sided card-stock but this could just as easily work with single sided patterned card-stock or plain. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wnuEFeCJJaE/UP0Q5s7h_sI/AAAAAAAAHc8/0nW4SEwv_Io/s1600/IMG_7046+%5B640x480%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wnuEFeCJJaE/UP0Q5s7h_sI/AAAAAAAAHc8/0nW4SEwv_Io/s320/IMG_7046+%5B640x480%5D.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li>Cut a sheet of &nbsp;card-stock to 12 x 6 1/4 inches. Yes I normally work in metric but my photos are 6 x 4 inches and my new trimmer is in imperial and I'm still getting used to it.</li><li>Score the card-stock at 4 1/4 inches and 3 3/4 inches from each end.</li><li>To shape the pocket, fold the shorter side to the inside of the card.</li><li>Place a dinner plate so it comes just below the top of the&nbsp;fold line&nbsp;and nearly meets the edge.</li></ul><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cwPri4Vw7lE/UPwBRqdJSsI/AAAAAAAAHb8/gUIoZl6Pdhs/s400/IMG_7044+%5B640x480%5D.JPG" width="400" /></div><br /><ul><li>Draw around the plate</li><li>Cut the curve</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Bc3vXQAID_Q/UPwBSI9NmVI/AAAAAAAAHcA/WtBvE3gBqS4/s400/IMG_7045+%5B640x480%5D.JPG" width="400" /></div><br /><ul><li>Check the photos fit in the pocket nicely</li><li>Stick the bottom of the pocket down with a thin strip of double sided tape.</li></ul><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QQyVFssj-_M/UPwBSHhKXSI/AAAAAAAAHcE/02F2-VnKcq0/s400/IMG_7046+%5B640x480%5D.JPG" width="400" /></div><br />The card base is now ready to be decorated.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f1c70zvoaL8/UPwBSmxmLSI/AAAAAAAAHcM/I1oBkW6_s6A/s200/IMG_7048+%5B640x480%5D.JPG" width="137" />&nbsp;<img border="0" height="150" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OJNcldViBHM/UPwBS-Hl_JI/AAAAAAAAHcU/4X99gFTF7MI/s200/IMG_7049+%5B640x480%5D.JPG" width="200" /></div><br />I'd love to see any card you make like this if you want to share a link in the comments, many blessings to you from Angela.http://toucanscraps.blogspot.com/2013/01/card-base-with-photo-pocket.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Coles)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185688156118209157.post-3988590631974829406Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:05:00 +00002013-01-17T16:38:09.412+00:00Digital ScrapbookingCreating Project Life Style Digital TemplatesProject Life, P365 and P12 are some of the get your life story through the year programs around and about in the scrapbooking world, both&nbsp;traditional&nbsp;and digital. I've been experimenting with grid styled templates for using with the projects. I'm starting my kids out on Digital Project Life. Today I'm going to share how you can use grids and basic custom shapes to create your own templates.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HTGnXk9e_8A/UPVJ5tYjj1I/AAAAAAAAHWQ/RX4pGTsBGBw/s200/test.jpg" style="text-align: center;" width="200" /></div><br />I designed these&nbsp;templates&nbsp;to work with basic plain digi papers or digital cardstock. For my examples I have used <a href="http://www.scrapartstudio.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=127_178&amp;products_id=1336">Giny's Cardboard Basic's Collection Set Number 1</a>.<br /><ul><li>Set-up your page to 12 x 12 inches.</li><li>Choose a background and place it in the bottom (or background) layer.</li><li>Using guidelines set-up a 3 x 3 grid.</li><ul><li>If your software doesn't have guidelines then use the grid custom shapes tool or lines to setup a grid on the top layer. (Remember to delete or hide it when you have finished.</li></ul></ul><div><ul><li>Draw a square in the top left space and fill it with black. I used a rounded square shape.</li></ul><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="314" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fgSVx0Zys8g/UPbNy56rBLI/AAAAAAAAHXc/Bb0XZRXLtf8/s320/step1.JPG" width="320" /></div></div></div><div><ul><li>Apply the Colour Burn Blending Mode to it (see<a href="http://toucanscraps.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/introduction-to-digital-blending-modes.html"> introduction to Blending Modes</a>).</li><li>Reduce the opacity by about 30-40% (see&nbsp;<a href="http://toucanscraps.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/turning-digital-papers-into-digital.html">Turning Digital Papers into Digital Vellum</a>).</li><li>This will be a title space.</li></ul></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7iDe4kmxmuc/UPbNyRmJbUI/AAAAAAAAHXY/C_loaxTZ13E/s200/step2.JPG" width="200" /></div><ul><li>Draw a square in the central space and fill it with white.</li><li>Apply the Overlay Blending Mode to it.</li><li>This will be your journaling space.</li><li>Optional - add dotted horizontal lines on top of the journaling space.</li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="316" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RdIXy3auszM/UPbNzY84boI/AAAAAAAAHXg/NPm55zIkY8s/s320/step3.JPG" width="320" /></div><br /></div></div><div><ul><li>Draw squares in the remaining spaces and colour them grey.</li><li>These will be your photo spots. When you use the template crop your photos to these.</li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="314" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-94ekRb5nnJ8/UPbNzkvNpLI/AAAAAAAAHXo/8gZemmzJKuI/s320/step4.JPG" width="320" /></div><br /></div></div><div><ul><li>Change the background and see how the Blending Modes we've set change the colours of the title and journal spots.&nbsp;</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ebv8ZbCwNOI/UPbNzP0pUAI/AAAAAAAAHXk/jhFKd7lG4Q0/s320/Colourtest.jpg" width="301" /></div><div><br /></div><ul><li>Save your template for future use.</li></ul></div><ul><li>Experiment with different sized grids, for example 3 x 4 and 4 x 3.</li><li>Be creative with you placement of title spots, journaling spots and photo spots to create a collection of&nbsp;templates&nbsp;to meet your needs.</li></ul><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HTGnXk9e_8A/UPVJ5tYjj1I/AAAAAAAAHWQ/RX4pGTsBGBw/s400/test.jpg" width="400" /></div><br />I use Craft&nbsp;Artist&nbsp;Professional, and it has some neat features in it for&nbsp;programming&nbsp;what I like to call&nbsp;Dynamic&nbsp;templates&nbsp;using the Digikit Creator Tool. Next week I'll share with you how I programmed my grid&nbsp;templates&nbsp;into Craft Artist for my kids to make their quick and easy pages with.<br /><br />Have fun building your&nbsp;templates,<br />many blessings to you and yours from Angelahttp://toucanscraps.blogspot.com/2013/01/creating-project-life-style-digital.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Coles)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185688156118209157.post-7938282955238236934Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:36:00 +00002013-01-16T15:36:55.327+00:00Digital Scrapbook Artist (DSA) or Craft Artist (CAP)Digital ScrapbookingPaint Shop Pro (PSP)Photoshop CSPhotoshop Elements (PSE)Introduction to Digital Blending ModesHave you ever looked around in digital scrapbooking galleries and been wowed by those layouts that have papers, overlays and photos blended together amazingly? There is a special tool in most photo editing software e.g. Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro, and in the Craft Artist Professional scrapbooking software called Blending Modes. Used on their own and in combination with transparency (see&nbsp;<a href="http://toucanscraps.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/turning-digital-papers-into-digital.html">previous tutorial</a>) and photo clipping masks they can be used to create arty digital scrapbooking and digital art journaling pages<br /><br />Now I'm sure someone else could give a real technical definition of blending modes, but I don't know much about them, except how to use them.<br /><br />There are several different modes available and the best way to see what they do is to experiment with them. My current favourites are Multiply, Overlay and Soft Light.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="188" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nyhUKZ7_W80/UPbHu1eGYhI/AAAAAAAAHWw/a-x6frVbmfE/s400/Sample.jpg" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Each mode changes how the image interacts with the background. Different results can be obtained with the same image on different backgrounds. Here is the same example but on a darker background.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KU34t4xA5eM/UPbIWRneiwI/AAAAAAAAHW4/fQW9VJPUGqM/s1600/Sample2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KU34t4xA5eM/UPbIWRneiwI/AAAAAAAAHW4/fQW9VJPUGqM/s400/Sample2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b>Using Photoplus or Photoshop</b>&nbsp;(all versions)&nbsp;<b>and Paint Shop Pro</b><br /><ul><li>Place the paper/photo/object you want to blend on the layer above what you are&nbsp;blending&nbsp;it into.</li><li>Select the layer your paper/photo/object is on</li><li>On the layers tab find the blending mode drop down box.</li><li>Select the required mode.</li></ul><b>Using Craft Artist Professional </b>(and higher)<br /><ul><li>Place the paper/photo/object you want to blend above what you are&nbsp;blending&nbsp;it into&nbsp;</li><li>Select the paper/photo/object</li><li>In the colour box find the blend mode drop down box.</li><li>Select the required mode.</li></ul><div>Happy experimenting,</div><div>blessing to you all from Angela</div>http://toucanscraps.blogspot.com/2013/01/introduction-to-digital-blending-modes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Coles)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185688156118209157.post-1327661981699095627Sat, 12 Jan 2013 13:19:00 +00002013-01-12T13:19:05.749+00:00EmbellishmentsKids Craft - Letters for Toy VillageI have something really quick and simple to share with you today. My youngest NEEDED post (mail if you life in America) for her Toy Village Postbox. If you put a bit more effort into making them pristine and detailed then these would make great embellishments or accessories for your card making, scrapbooking and model making etc.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OUD7sULLy7k/UPFiO8OQWxI/AAAAAAAAHVI/DxJQhmrk79k/s1600/IMG_7037+%5B640x480%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OUD7sULLy7k/UPFiO8OQWxI/AAAAAAAAHVI/DxJQhmrk79k/s320/IMG_7037+%5B640x480%5D.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />My daughter's postbox is hollow with no base so she can put the post in the postbox and it falls down and out the bottom. So I measured the postbox slot to make the letters fit. If post would get stuck in your childs box then make the letters too big to go in the slot.<br /><br /><ul><li>Cut rectangular pieces of craft foam to size</li><li>Add 3 or more lines to represent the address. If the letter is larger than ours then use dots, squiggles, or dashes, or tiny writing for the address.</li><li>Add a small rectangle of colour in the corner for the stamp. If the letter is large enough you could use a small sticker or mini stamped image etc.</li></ul><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iNqLwGxpgQQ/UPFiO4d0urI/AAAAAAAAHVM/Y-asC-NhX94/s1600/IMG_7036+%5B640x480%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iNqLwGxpgQQ/UPFiO4d0urI/AAAAAAAAHVM/Y-asC-NhX94/s320/IMG_7036+%5B640x480%5D.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">work in progress by a 4 year old.</td></tr></tbody></table>Have fun playing with your little ones or decorating your craft projects.<br />Blessings to you all from Angela.http://toucanscraps.blogspot.com/2013/01/kids-craft-letters-for-toy-village.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Coles)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185688156118209157.post-3769003261407229921Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:38:00 +00002013-01-08T19:38:24.586+00:00Digi PapersDigital Scrapbook Artist (DSA) or Craft Artist (CAP)Paint Shop Pro (PSP)Photoshop CSPhotoshop Elements (PSE)Turning Digital Papers into Digital Vellum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I'm seeing an increasing amount of vellum and semi-transparent papers and envelopes around in traditional scrapbooking kits etc. at the moment. In digital scrapbooking it's very very easy to turn any digital paper into semi-transparent paper or vellum.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YtQtFwIgWTQ/UOSVTMEHF7I/AAAAAAAAHOU/xpDOEAkXkmo/s1600/DigitalVellumDemo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="145" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YtQtFwIgWTQ/UOSVTMEHF7I/AAAAAAAAHOU/xpDOEAkXkmo/s400/DigitalVellumDemo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b>Using Photoplus or Photoshop</b> (all versions) <b>and Paint Shop Pro</b><br /><ul><li>Select the layer your paper is on</li><li>On the layers tab adjust the transparency or opacity setting to get the desired result.</li></ul><b>Using Craft Artist </b>(all versions)<br /><ul><li>Select the paper</li><li>In the colour box find the transparency slider</li><li>Adjust the transparency value to get the desired result.</li></ul><div>Happy scrapping,</div><div>blessing to you all from Angela</div>http://toucanscraps.blogspot.com/2013/01/turning-digital-papers-into-digital.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Coles)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185688156118209157.post-3580713110707825648Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:37:00 +00002013-01-02T15:37:45.400+00:00Paper CraftsstencilsDotty Art StencilsWe have a new calendar on our wall and my creativity room is taking shape with half my stuff now organised and accessible since our&nbsp;house&nbsp;move in the summer. Getting my painting gear out of storage and painting again in over 5 years has been so exciting for me. I have been playing with art stencils and needed some polka dotted ones for a project. There was no need to go and try and find one in the shop though as I've all the tools in my room that I need to make my own dotty ones.<br /><div><br /></div><div><u>What do we need?</u></div><div><ul><li>Acetate (I've some old photocopier overhead projector sheets in my stash and used some of those).</li><li>Paper with a grid pattern on</li><li>Other paper with patterns drawn on</li><li>A hole punch with a long reach e.g. the Big Bite from We Are Memory Keepers.</li></ul></div><div><u>Regular Patterns</u></div><div><br /></div><div>To create regular dotty patterns is very easy.</div><div><br /></div><div>1. tape the acetate to the gird paper<br />2. punch holes at the grid intersections.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ChyVVbIp7mU/UOQ81YvfxZI/AAAAAAAAHNM/m4wgu-5DYrk/s1600/IMG_7010+%5B640x480%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ChyVVbIp7mU/UOQ81YvfxZI/AAAAAAAAHNM/m4wgu-5DYrk/s400/IMG_7010+%5B640x480%5D.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br />3. the Big Bite has two hole sizes so I mixed them around to make 3 different patterns on my stencil.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qqQGThckDrA/UOQ82Zf1SvI/AAAAAAAAHNQ/aRbPe302lOc/s1600/IMG_7011+%5B640x480%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qqQGThckDrA/UOQ82Zf1SvI/AAAAAAAAHNQ/aRbPe302lOc/s400/IMG_7011+%5B640x480%5D.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I didn't get those lines perfect, but that doesn't matter.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>4. remove the paper and your art stencil is ready to use.<br /><div><br /></div></div><div><u>Fancy Patterns</u></div><div>With a little imagination those dots could be punched out in fancy patterns for more original creativity in your art work.</div><div><br /></div><div>1. Draw freehand or around shapes to create patterns on some paper.&nbsp;Alternatively&nbsp;you could use some paper you have in your stash that has patterns on it.</div><div>2. tape the acetate to the patterned paper</div><div>3. punch holes following the pattern lines<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UKifm7I-ZsA/UORUO4KZf4I/AAAAAAAAHN0/G5gZ_TYgiHw/s1600/IMG_7015+%5B640x480%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UKifm7I-ZsA/UORUO4KZf4I/AAAAAAAAHN0/G5gZ_TYgiHw/s400/IMG_7015+%5B640x480%5D.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />4. remove the paper and your stencil is ready to use.</div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u>Random</u></div><div>Obviously, punching dots at complete random is fairly straight forward.</div><div><br /></div><div>Have loads of fun punching holes in your acetate and using your dotty stencils in your art, art-journaling, scrapbooking, cardmaking and paper crafting etc. I'd love to see what you create.</div><div><br /></div><div>Many blessings to you and yours</div><div>from Angela</div>http://toucanscraps.blogspot.com/2013/01/dotty-art-stencils.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Coles)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185688156118209157.post-5400419053927971731Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:00:00 +00002012-12-14T11:00:09.849+00:00Digital Scrapbook Artist (DSA) or Craft Artist (CAP)Digital ScrapbookingUsing Arts Doll Templates in Craft ArtistThis is my second tutorial on using templates in Craft Artist, the previous one was for page&nbsp;templates&nbsp; today I'm going to show you how I use an art doll&nbsp;template&nbsp; For this tutorial&nbsp;I'm&nbsp;using Craft Artist Professional, the steps are the same in the free cut-down version of Craft Artist Compact and it’s predecessor Scrap Book Artist 2.<br /><br />&nbsp; <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="246" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uWu6RfYqSn0/UL9Dx2gJtuI/AAAAAAAAHBo/k-uJhxqxWxA/s320/8.JPG" width="320" /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">I am using one of the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/[http://www.scrapartstudio.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=127_128&amp;products_id=1186">Art Dolls 2 Templates by CileniaCurtis</a> with <a href="http://www.scrapartstudio.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=127_128&amp;products_id=1135">Cilenia’s Colour Play 4 paperpack</a>.&nbsp;</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">To use templates inside Craft Artist they need to be in png format. The psd files are specific to Photoshop software will not work in Craft Artist. Cilenia has created her art doll templates in both formats so we can use them too.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal">The Art Doll Templates are sized to 12 x 12 inches, so set-up you page in Craft Artist to 12 x 12 inches in size.</li><li class="MsoNormal">There are a few ways to import the files into Craft Artist, but my favourite is to drag drop directly from Windows Explorer onto the page inside Craft Artist. I have opened up the PNGs-Doll6 folder.</li><li class="MsoNormal">Start with the body piece by dragging it onto the page, don’t worry about placement yet, anywhere on the page will do.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dn4SdpLY2ts/UL9D7QoIpSI/AAAAAAAAHBw/i5bz5VXI8gc/s1600/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dn4SdpLY2ts/UL9D7QoIpSI/AAAAAAAAHBw/i5bz5VXI8gc/s320/1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"><li>Add the 5 dress pieces to the same layer on the page you put the body piece on.</li><li class="MsoNormal">Drag-select all 6 pieces</li><li class="MsoNormal">Goto the Alignment tab at the bottom right of the software window and click the icons for centre align vertical and horixontal. This will line up all the template pieces for you.</li><li class="MsoNormal">Move centrally on the page if you need to.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sP147sXbSoM/UL9D79R7O6I/AAAAAAAAHB0/lCyS-dlte-w/s1600/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="268" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sP147sXbSoM/UL9D79R7O6I/AAAAAAAAHB0/lCyS-dlte-w/s400/2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal">Now we can start adding papers to create the dress.</li><li class="MsoNormal">Drag the first paper onto the page (still working on the same layer)</li><li class="MsoNormal">With the paper selected, goto the layers tab and drag the icon for the paper down below the dress pieces</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Eh-HNe5bc6Y/UL9D8uDWaqI/AAAAAAAAHCA/3O-i1MgcdvQ/s1600/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Eh-HNe5bc6Y/UL9D8uDWaqI/AAAAAAAAHCA/3O-i1MgcdvQ/s400/3.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal">Using the icons on the layers tab, shift select the paper and the bottom dress piece.</li><li class="MsoNormal">Move your mouse over the page and right-click.</li><li class="MsoNormal">Choose crop from the menu</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cgRZWbEMU5c/UL9D9rvDeCI/AAAAAAAAHCE/3B8n8wN3_EU/s1600/4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="323" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cgRZWbEMU5c/UL9D9rvDeCI/AAAAAAAAHCE/3B8n8wN3_EU/s400/4.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal">This will crop the paper to the dress piece for you.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GoP7yhaWb_E/UL9ER-XB4UI/AAAAAAAAHCQ/LO0FSSU6FIM/s1600/5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GoP7yhaWb_E/UL9ER-XB4UI/AAAAAAAAHCQ/LO0FSSU6FIM/s320/5.JPG" width="264" /></a></div>&nbsp;<br /><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal">Repeat with different papers for the remaining dress pieces</li></ul><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PXeLqSIJ3eI/UL9ESqhcV1I/AAAAAAAAHCU/jKwadedUo10/s1600/6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PXeLqSIJ3eI/UL9ESqhcV1I/AAAAAAAAHCU/jKwadedUo10/s320/6.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal">Drag the remaining template pieces onto the page from the templates folder in Windows Explorer.</li><li class="MsoNormal">Select everything and centre align them using the alignment tab</li><li class="MsoNormal">With everything still selected click on the group icon to join them all together as a group object</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pYOYsAV6XqU/UL9ETqwk1_I/AAAAAAAAHCc/FJa_WNQv3OY/s1600/7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pYOYsAV6XqU/UL9ETqwk1_I/AAAAAAAAHCc/FJa_WNQv3OY/s400/7.JPG" width="290" /></a></div><ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal">Now you can resize, move and add shadows etc to the group object in the same way you would a digital scrapbooking element.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uWu6RfYqSn0/UL9Dx2gJtuI/AAAAAAAAHBo/k-uJhxqxWxA/s1600/8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uWu6RfYqSn0/UL9Dx2gJtuI/AAAAAAAAHBo/k-uJhxqxWxA/s320/8.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">If there any other things you would like to learn how to do in Craft Artist please let me know.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Happy scrapping from Angela</div>http://toucanscraps.blogspot.com/2012/12/using-arts-doll-templates-in-craft.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Coles)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185688156118209157.post-4754208972003991254Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:34:00 +00002012-12-10T12:34:44.380+00:00Decorating CraftsHybridPaper CraftsHybrid Pen PotThis is a tutorial I wrote a few months ago for the <a href="http://www.scrapartstudio.com/">Scrap Art Studio</a>. I used the Scrap Art Studio Newsletter (called the Art Studio Journal) Subscriber free kit by Cilenia Curtis to decorate a pot for holding pencils etc on my sideboard.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vP4Lz0Jq_a8/UMXVpPHfpKI/AAAAAAAAHFQ/_iAHsdZsQhs/s1600/AColes_HybridPencilPot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vP4Lz0Jq_a8/UMXVpPHfpKI/AAAAAAAAHFQ/_iAHsdZsQhs/s320/AColes_HybridPencilPot.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is how I did it.<br /><div><ul><li>Put a sheet of white, thin card-stock in the printer</li><li>Set-up the page in the software to the size of the card-stock (Metric A4 for me)</li><li>Measured the pot with a tape measure</li><li>Created a rectangle the height of the pot and the width equal to the pot’s circumference</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qIICi2giZ4k/UMXVqN77MrI/AAAAAAAAHFY/ET19rGmwNrA/s1600/photo1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qIICi2giZ4k/UMXVqN77MrI/AAAAAAAAHFY/ET19rGmwNrA/s320/photo1.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><ul><li>Cropped a digi paper to the rectangle</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CFCh-Isd1_A/UMXVjMoipQI/AAAAAAAAHEo/2Aj9PMaPbrA/s1600/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CFCh-Isd1_A/UMXVjMoipQI/AAAAAAAAHEo/2Aj9PMaPbrA/s320/11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><ul><li>Resized the border cluster to fit on top of the rectangle. I’m going to cut this out separately and put something else between the background (the rectangle) and the cluster.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LelHBwy0USU/UMXVkGY2RkI/AAAAAAAAHEs/fzO0mzW19-g/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LelHBwy0USU/UMXVkGY2RkI/AAAAAAAAHEs/fzO0mzW19-g/s320/2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><ul><li>As we won’t see through the cluster I did a little ink saving trick. I drew a white rectangle using custom shapes just a bit smaller than the border.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Oilvn1eK1rk/UMXVkiNF3hI/AAAAAAAAHE0/xmcoWSGyBYA/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="130" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Oilvn1eK1rk/UMXVkiNF3hI/AAAAAAAAHE0/xmcoWSGyBYA/s320/3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><ul><li>Moved the cluster to a different part of the page.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2e83gQBakXE/UMXVl-zetOI/AAAAAAAAHE8/EomelMLAboo/s1600/41.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2e83gQBakXE/UMXVl-zetOI/AAAAAAAAHE8/EomelMLAboo/s320/41.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><ul><li>Placed some of the flower stamp images between the paper rectangle and the ink saving white rectangle</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2G8-PPuXd04/UMXVm3F8lRI/AAAAAAAAHFE/mhlkSagMz0Q/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2G8-PPuXd04/UMXVm3F8lRI/AAAAAAAAHFE/mhlkSagMz0Q/s320/5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><ul><li>Printed the page onto the card-stock.</li><li>Cut out the two sections</li><li>Stuck the rectangle background to the pot using double sided sticky tape</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jlL7eFgGj5c/UMXVrXOVoXI/AAAAAAAAHFg/X7Swub2BOKA/s1600/photo2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jlL7eFgGj5c/UMXVrXOVoXI/AAAAAAAAHFg/X7Swub2BOKA/s320/photo2.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><ul><li>Cut a strip of shiny holes and stuck it round the pot</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wUgzOM9GrZc/UMXVsf9cBUI/AAAAAAAAHFo/BXt7HkINg9Y/s1600/photo3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wUgzOM9GrZc/UMXVsf9cBUI/AAAAAAAAHFo/BXt7HkINg9Y/s320/photo3.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><ul><li>Finished by sticking the cluster on using more double sided sticky tape.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vP4Lz0Jq_a8/UMXVpPHfpKI/AAAAAAAAHFQ/_iAHsdZsQhs/s1600/AColes_HybridPencilPot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vP4Lz0Jq_a8/UMXVpPHfpKI/AAAAAAAAHFQ/_iAHsdZsQhs/s400/AColes_HybridPencilPot.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br />Blessings to you all<div>from Anglea</div></div></div>http://toucanscraps.blogspot.com/2012/12/hybrid-pen-pot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angela Coles)0